For the first time in the Mavs’ 37-year history, they have started a season by losing their first five games.
That dubious distinction came about after the Portland Trail Blazers used a fourth-quarter blitz to blaze past the Mavs, 105-95, before a sellout crowd of 19,475 at American Airlines Center.
The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-5 entering Sunday’s 6 p.m. home game against the Milwaukee Bucks.